Punjab on Tuesday extended its lead over Sindh on day four for the five-day Faysal Bank Pentangular Cup (First Class) 2011-12 final here at the Gaddai Stdaium.
Resuming its innings at 30 for no loss, Punjab went on to score 267 runs for six in 74 overs. Haris Sohail and Mohamamd Ayub led Punjab charge by hitting centuries Haris made 150 runs while Ayub got 123. As the wicket of Ayub fell the day was called off ad Muhammad Zohaib was batting at 36 at the other end. Tabish Khan and Tanveer Ahmed were the Sindh’s successful bowlers who took two wickets each.
Scores: Punjab 496 in 155.2 overs: (Aamir Sajjad 252, 462 balls, 32x4s, Usman Salahuddin 57, 141 balls, 5x4s, Taufeeq Umer 51, 93 balls, 7×4, Raza Hasan 36, 59 balls, 4x4s, 1×6, Danish Kaneria 6-160, Faraz Ahmed 2-116) and 2nd innings 367-6 in 74 overs:(Haris Sohail 150, 140 balls, 24x4s, 3x6s, Muhammad Ayub 123, 153 balls, 15x4s, Muhammad Zohaib 36*, 63 balls, 4x4s, Taufeeq Umer 26, 44 balls, 5x4s,Tabish Khan 2-98, Tanveer Ahmed 2-58) v Sindh 235 in 63.1 overs: (Faraz Ahmed 48, 100 balls, 10x4s, Fahad Iqbal 44, 95 balls, 7x4s, Ali Asad 33*, 72 balls, 4x4s, Sarfraz Ahmed 24, 49 balls, 3x4s, Muhammad Khalil 5-73, Bilawal Bhatti 4-79)
Overnight Score: Punjab 30-0 in 5.5 overs
Toss: Punjab, Umpires: Shakeel Khan & Rasheed Bhatti; Referee: Musaddaq Rasool; Scorer: Najmus Saeed.
